After two days of work, firefighters managed to put out the fire at the Marchonelli mansion. [VIDEO]

After two days of work, firefighters managed to extinguish the fire in the Marchonelli mansion, located at the intersection of Karabay and Lino Cornejo streets, not far from the street. San Martin Plazaepicenter of anti-government protests last Thursday.

More than 60 units Fire brigade They came to provide assistance in an emergency that began on Thursday evening and which, after several hours of work, was contained. However, the flames flared up again yesterday afternoon, causing concern among the neighbors.

Luckily, the firefighters worked effectively and were eventually able to put out the fire.

For safety reasons, yellow tapes have been installed to prevent traffic and pedestrians in the area. In addition, night watchmen from Lima guard the place, so that someone tries to cross the road near the house, the structure of which is weakened by the fire and the water used to extinguish it.

affected families

Fire This resulted in no injuries or deaths, but left a number of families on the street who practically lost everything in the incident. The balance is that five families were affected and 14 houses were damaged by the fire.

The victims were taken to a shelter located on the first block of Alfonso Ugarte Avenue.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, although Interior Minister Vicente Romero has indicated that the fire was started by the use of a gunpowder bomb during the aforementioned demonstrations.